Pretty bikes without all the bad font and branding

[derrick]

They don't come much prettier than this.
http://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/pro-bike-tyler-farrars-cervelo-r5-2382.html

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Named two in my first post!

[Goes off muttering...''I'll have to do it myself'']

If you like the Genesis, aren't there any Condor bikes you like? Condor put out some very stylish bikes. Pinnacle too.

 

[KneesUp]

It does seem to be all about the intended market. I'll use Fuji as an example not because they are particularly bad, but because I've looked at their website recently.

Here we have a comparison of their current Tourer (generally bought by slightly older cyclists that want a bike to do a job and aren't that bothered about showing off) and their top road bike.

Charge do some different colours, and I think they look nice.

 

[raleighnut]

It does seem to be all about the intended market. I'll use Fuji as an example not because they are particularly bad, but because I've looked at their website recently.

Here we have a comparison of their current Tourer (generally bought by slightly older cyclists that want a bike to do a job and aren't that bothered about showing off) and their top road bike.

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Charge do some different colours, and I think they look nice.

That bottom one looks nice, steel or Ti

 

[KneesUp]

That bottom one looks nice, steel or Ti

Tange Double Butted Cro Mo

http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/plug-3

 

[derrick]

They don't look very pretty to me.

 

[EltonFrog]

I'm not sure what type of bike you are looking for but I quite like the understated style of Cooper Bikes.

http://www.cooperbikes.com/bikes/3

 

[Cuchilo]

I have a nice purple Peugeot that's doing nothing

 

[raleighnut]

Tange Double Butted Cro Mo

http://www.chargebikes.com/bicycle-collection/plug-3

Same tubing as my Ridgeback Hybrid/Uprated to flat bar tourer spec bike.

 

[KneesUp]

Same tubing as my Ridgeback Hybrid/Uprated to flat bar tourer spec bike.

And my 1990 Muddy Fox Pathfinder

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

My Specialized Tarmac is pretty.
and yes I am bias

 

[KneesUp]

My Specialized Tarmac is pretty.
and yes I am bias

But why would anyone else want to know who made the wheels, the tyres, the frame, the cranks, the pedals or the seatpost, to name just the things that spring out as being branded? And more importantly, when you've spent money on getting a light bike, why would you want to carry around all the weight of the extra paint and stickers just to advertise stuff for free?

 

[smokeysmoo]

My Specialized Tarmac is pretty.
and yes I am bias

I do like that bike Mr H, even despite all it's carbon fibre shenanigans and sloping top tubes , but it does remind me of these adverts when I see it

View: http://youtu.be/K042CaAXSZ8

 

[derrick]

My Specialized Tarmac is pretty.
and yes I am bias
I would ride that, not as pretty as the Cervelo but then i am bias aswell.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

If they offend you, you could always take the decals off. I have done this with many of my deeper dish Zipps as the decal Is huge but the decal on those wheels break up what would look like a thick black rubber band IMHO.
Each to their own though.